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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1907
Page
6
Boston Post publishes rates for daily and Sunday editions, Canadian prices, and payment terms. Readers are urged to prepay, with subscriptions discontinued at expiration. editor E. A. Grozier signs off.
The Sixtieth Congress, just starting, breaks for the holiday recess amid criticism that the session is dilatory given the push for an immediate currency bill. Proposals for rapid action on currency were pressed before the break.
A bank scandal centered on Cashier Sargent at Jewelers National Bank of North Attleboro is described as a trusted employee case. The piece argues that opportunities existed for petty theft any high trust bank official could access and that safeguards should have prevented it.
The piece argues Speaker Cannon cannot win New England support for a Republican presidential bid. It cites his past actions including snubbing New England representatives over tariff hearings, killing the White Mountains Reserve bill, and opposing forest reserves and tariff discussion.
The author links solar sunspots to earthly upheavals noting a prior panic after summer sunspot activity and now reports of underground mine explosions and crashes. The piece questions superstition versus coincidence in linking celestial events to earthly disasters.
Critics dispute Henry Reuterdahl’s McClure’s article arguing that US battleships lack proper armor placement and vulnerable magazines. The piece contends armor under water and low buoyancy weaken ships while challenging the expert’s assessment.
The commentary argues that gunfire and rough seas could flood ships and damage munitions and electrics, labeling the naval bureau’s design choices as ruinous. It notes Mr. Reuterdahl’s claims as surprising yet urges better future vessel evolution and hopes for no combat tests to prove or refute the criticisms.
The article notes rising optimism as dividends for next week rise by 20 million dollars year over year and disbursements reach 190 million. Holiday trade stays strong, agriculture remains solid, though some New England mills cut hours. The piece expects mill reopenings and a broad recovery once steady, well paid employment returns.
The Observant Citizen reports on price awareness in trade with Byrnes of the New Haven railroad recounting a Rochester shoe price comparison. It also notes Boston Christmas market curiosities a five legged ox, live fantail pigeons, and crowded conditions at a Cambridge Public Library photographer incident.
A Boston Post reader-letter exchange in the All Sorts section parries a bachelor’s claims and mock bravado about marriage and domestic life. The editor rebuts rumors of bachelor status and cautions about public gossip, urging restraint and self awareness.
A humorous piece from the Boston Post about a strike closing hotels restaurants stores and services. The dialogue shows a household coping with shortages as milk trains and transit halt. It reads as a light editorial skit on daily life disrupted by labor action.
A Boston telephone office is at a standstill as workers walk out on strike, yielding no response to a taunting remark. L. A. Hayseed of Boston notes the situation amid the labor action.
In a light exchange, Henrietta Shanghat asks if science could invent an automatic fowl after a rooster photo captioned as a rooster laying an egg. The editor replies the bird is a hen, correcting the record and playfully ending the note.
Budapest report says Prime Minister Wekerle and former Justice Minister Polanyi dueled with swords today. Both escaped unharmed in a rare political duel highlighting tensions between rival leaders.
A foreman escorts two prosperous Western men through a shoe factory unit where Katie Clifford, a quiet Irish worker, attracts their attention. The two men reveal themselves as Katie’s old lover and fiancé, who is now rich and asks her to leave work and wed out West. The observer muses on trust and romance amid factory routine.
A reader asks about loving a man who lies and flirts, noting he told a girl he didn’t know another woman and was seen at her house. The columnist advises against strong love, warns a habitual liar makes a poor husband, and suggests considering a more trustworthy partner if the man remains attentive to others.
A man seeks guidance about pursuing a young woman who shows affection in private but ignores him in company. The writer cites a periodical request and a columnist offers counsel on ignoring public coyness and focusing on building trust and private connection.
To the Editor of the Post a reader from 687 Washington Street urges daily paper buyers to give newsboys a nickel or a dime on Christmas. He argues the small act would not burden the giver and would be a blessing to the receiver, lifting the spirits of both.
The Handel and Haydn Society led by Emil Mollenhauer gave its 116th Messiah at Symphony Hall with the Boston Festival Orchestra. Soloists Harriet Barrows, Dorothy Miller, Dan Beddoe, and Oscar Hunting performed, with Florence Mulford substituting for Miller. The chorus's precision contrasted Beddoe's sincere, fervent delivery. Funds for the society reach $15,000, up over $3,000 in the past year.
Taunton Mass December 22 Joseph Morin a well known French Canadian resident died at his Walker street home He leaves 10 children 59 grandchildren and two great grandchildren He was born at Point Louis Canada and had lived in Taunton for 30 years dying in his 76th year
London telegraph reports that King Edward signed a proclamation at Buckingham Palace summoning Parliament to convene on January 29 following a Privy Council meeting yesterday. The notice sets the stage for parliamentary proceedings in the new session.
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